Living Things In The Biosphere Post Assessment

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What does the wood frog's adaptation enable it to do on a freezing cold day?

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maintain homeostasis

Front

Why does Dr. Snyder prefer not to prescribe antibiotics to the cat, even though he suspects a bacterial infection?

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Antibiotics kill the good bacteria, as well as the bad, so the cat may not be able to digest food properly.

Front

Which one of these groups is a nonliving agent of disease? Options: Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, Protists

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Viruses

Front

What type of shot would have prevented the dog from getting the parvovirus disease? Explain how this shot protects a dog to make him not get sick from a virus.

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vaccine; this will PREPARE the dog's immune system to FIGHT the parvovirus in the future

Front

Would antibiotics work to destroy viruses?

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No, because viruses do not have cells at all.

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How does a virus harm its host organism?

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A virus injects its genetic material in the host's cells, and this causes the cells to make copies of the virus and eventually burst open.

Front

Which organelle uses chlorophyll to absorb sunlight energy?

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chloroplast

Front

What is the purpose of DNA?

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directs the actions of all cells in the body

Front

How are prokaryotic organisms, like bacteria, different from eukaryotic organisms?

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Prokaryotic organisms do not have a nucleus.